Ishmael (Ish) Miller
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Mail code: 1811Campus: Tempe
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Ishmael Miller, Ph.D., is a Assistant Professor in the Division for Advancing Education Policy, Practice, and Leadership at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton College of Teaching and Learning Innovation. He earned his Ph.D. in Educational Policy, Organizations, and Leadership from the University of Washington-Seattle (UW). Dr. Miller’s research investigates PK–12 school systems and community-based education spaces to understand how systemic inequities emerge and are addressed through leadership practices and policy. Dr. Miller's work has received notable recognition, including the 2023 Practitioner of Distinction Award from the University of Mississippi School of Education, the 2023 Dissertation of the Year Award from the American Educational Research Association's Leadership for Social Justice SIG, and the 2020 Emerging Scholar award from the American Educational Research Association's Out of School Time SIG.
Published Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
- Miller, I. A. (2025). Historicizing the equity director position: Black community advocacy by an intergroup relations specialist. Journal of School Leadership, 36(1), 21-45. https://doi.org/10.1177/10526846251368059
- Miller, I. A. (2025). PK-12 Equity Director Role Stress Within the Equity Collaboration Configuration: An Organizational Autoethnography. Education Sciences, 15(4), 491. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15040491
- Miller, I. A. (2020). Passing the mic: Toward culturally responsive out of school time leadership. IJREE–International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 8(1), 11-12.
Published Book Chapters
Miller, I. A., and Matschiner, A. (2025). A National View of Equity Leadership Activities. In Irby, D. J., and Ishimaru, A. M. (Eds.), Doing the work of equity leadership for justice and systems change. Teachers College Press.
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| EDA 505 | American Education System |
| EDA 505 | American Education System |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| EDA 501 | Foundations in Ed Leadership |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| TEL 111 | Exploration of Education |
| TEL 111 | Exploration of Education |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| EDA 505 | American Education System |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| EDA 593 | Applied Project |
| EDA 593 | Applied Project |